mightily

English

Etymology

From mighty +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪtɪli/

• Audio (General American):

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• Homophone: Maithili

Adverb

mightily (comparative more mightily, superlative most mightily)

1. In a mighty manner; with strength or force.
2. Enormously, to a great extent.
   • 1960 September, G. Freeman Allen, “I.C.I. fertiliser goes by rail from Tees-side”, in Trains Illustrated, page 533:

     The Billingham fertiliser traffic has grown mightily in the past few seasons.

   • 2014 July 1, Bill Mears, “Supreme Court: Old habits die hard”, in CNN‎:

     The Supreme Court tried mightily to come together.

   • 2015 August 31, Dawn Szymanski & Chandra Feltman, “The psychological toll of being a Hooters waitress”, in Business Insider‎:

     While casual-dining chains like Applebee’s and Olive Garden are struggling mightily, many breastaurant chains reported 30% or more growth in the last few years.

3. (US, regional) Thoroughly; entirely.

   He sounded mightily proud of himself.

Translations

in a mighty manner

Bulgarian: мощно (bg) (moštno) Estonian: võimsalt, vägevalt Finnish: mahtavasti (fi) Hebrew: ביד רמה (b'yad ramah) Latin: potenter

References

• “mightily”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.